New Framingham Coronavirus Testing Site Opens

FRAMINGHAM, MA — Amid a worrying rise in coronavirus cases here, a second free testing site is opening in Framingham on Aug. 31.

The new site will complement the existing walk-up testing at the Amazing Things Arts Center. The new site, located at the South Middlesex Opportunity Council, 7 Bishop St., will be open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 3 to 6 p.m.

The Amazing Things Arts Center testing site will continue operating on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 to 6 p.m.

Last Wednesday, the state labeled Framingham one of eight "high risk" communities in the state for coronavirus transmissions. The city also added more than 60 new cases between Aug. 21 and Aug. 28. In response to the rise, the skate park — and one of the parking lots at Farm Pond Park — and several basketball courts have been shut down.

Both of Framingham's testing sites will operate through at least Sept. 10 under the state's Stop the Spread program.